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News from the travel industry
“We’ve all seen the one cent ultra-cheap fares that Ryanair, Easyjet and and other low cost carriers (LCCs) frequently offer from European hubs. It’s a great way to skip around…
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An Alternative View on the Angel Falls by Frank
My experiences on a trip to Angel Falls were different to those reported in a Globetrotter e-newsletter a couple of months back. I went in 9/88. The US $ versus…
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Meeting the Tattooed Headhunters of Nagaland By Sunita Koch
Nagaland is a state located in the far northeast corner of India on the border with Burma. Born and raised in the neighbouring state of Meghalaya, I grew up hearing…
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Our Friends Ryanair
A passenger jet flying for Ryanair mistakenly landed at Ballykelly Army airstrip instead of at its intended destination of City of Derry Airport, six miles away. The Liverpool-to-Londonderry flight, operated…
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Write in (3)…Voluntourism Survey by Laura Outlam
A request from Laura that might appeal to our well travelled members – can you help? I am a final year undergraduate student studying joint honours in Events Management and…
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Write in (1)…The Mysteries of Tiwanaku by Jeff Houle
For a moment I understood why some would think that aliens had constructed these commanding ancient walls. Not even my site brochure would fit into the mortarless joints that separated…
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The Inca Trail Closed Feb 2004
The Inca Trail is the most famous trek in South America and rated by many to be in the top 5 treks in the world. It is 26 miles (45km)…
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A Back Road Happenstance by Duncan Gough
Coming lunchtime and just what I am looking for:- water running from a plastic pipe but with a drinking cup left beside the fuente de beber close to a…
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Just back from Sri Lanka by Francesca Jaggs
I had bronchitis a couple of weeks before I was due to travel to Sri Lanka. I suddenly did not want to go. I felt really vulnerable and depressed, but…
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Transformational Moments by Pete Martin
Pete Martin describes St Basil’s in Moscow, one of the many places around the world that has taken his breath away and he now calls his Transformational Moments. I enter…